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Widdecombe joins LBC
LBC 97.3 has hired Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe MP to host her own weekday morning radio show while regular host James O’Brien is on holiday.
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NewsShineReveille to distribute NBC's The Wanted
ShineReveille has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to The Wanted, a new documentary series about the hunt for terrorists.
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NewsBBC to cut 26 post-production jobs
The BBC is to axe 26 staff, following the move of 70 jobs from BBC Resources to BBC Vision Productions.
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NewsITV to charge viewers for BGT clips
ITV could charge viewers to watch Britain’s Got Talent clips online as early as next year in a bid to boost revenues.
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NewsGrade: We did not pace Boyle well enough
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has admitted that ITV should have done more to “pace” Scottish singer Susan Boyle, but defended the way contestants on Britain’s Got Talent were looked after on the show.
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NewsAbove the Title to produce new O'Connell show
Radio and TV indie Above the Title has won the race to produce a new BBC Radio 5 live comedy strand featuring Christian O’Connell.
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NewsJay Hunt: Totally Saturday has not worked
BBC1 controller Jay Hunt has admitted Totally Saturday has not worked – even though the corporation has refused to confirm the Graham Norton’s entertainment show is being axed.
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NewsBBC Special Projects engineers launch company
Five former BBC engineers have launched a new company after buying kit from the soon-to-be-defunct BBC Special Projects unit.
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NewsBussell and Dixon in as Arlene exits Strictly
Prima ballerina Darcy Bussell is to join Alesha Dixon on the judging panel of Strictly Come Dancing after the BBC confirmed that Arlene Philips is to step down.
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NewsUKTV to air Channel 4 shows
UKTV will enter a new era this summer after signing a landmark deal giving it access to almost 200 hours of Channel 4 content.
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NewsITV demands commissioners prove shows’ ROI potential
ITV has effectively handed a commissioning tick to its business affairs team by insisting that commissioners prove a programme’s business worth as well as its creative merit.
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NewsPepper lands bulk Kudos deal
Pepper Post has secured a multi-series post-production deal with Spooks producer Kudos Film & Television.
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NewsCohen: Viewers will pay up to £2 for content
Fremantle Media chief executive Tony Cohen has added his voice to the groundswell of support for introducing micro-payments for content, claiming the company’s research showed people would pay up to £2 for certain shows.
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NewsRecord numbers watch Glastonbury online
A record number of viewers watched the BBC’s coverage of this year’s Glastonbury Festival online and via the red button, with Lady Gaga proving most popular.
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NewsRDF Television secures Allen for managing director role
Jim Allen, ITV Studios’ former director of factual and entertainment, is to join RDF Television as managing director.
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NewsSlumdog supervisor starts Soho VFX outfit
The visual effects supervisor on Slumdog Millionaire has teamed up with a former head of imaging from Mill Film to start a Soho VFX company.
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NewsAll3Media accounts paint complex financial picture
All3Media owed the banks £281.2m at the end of August last year - five and a half times its EBITDA - despite a strong underlying performance.
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NewsITV1 orders more Morgan, Clunes and Lumley
ITV1 is set to cement Piers Morgan, Martin Clunes and Joanna Lumley as faces of its factual output with three travel-themed shows for 2010.
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NewsKemp signs Sky 1’s first golden handcuffs deal
Sky 1 has signed its first golden handcuffs deal with channel face Ross Kemp, who will front 12 x 60-minute programmes over the next two years.
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NewsKermode/Mayo podcasts make leap to TV
Film critic Mark Kermode and 5 Live DJ Simon Mayo are to adapt their BBC podcast for TV as a segment within BBC2’s new-look The Culture Show.